Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 29.2% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Spain, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.43
|
$3.76
TZS9,613
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.78
|
$6.91
TZS17,681
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.67
TZS1,718
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$0.36
TZS916
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Spain
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
$0.92
TZS2,363
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.26
|
$7.85
TZS20,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.26
|
$5.31
TZS13,580
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
$1.95
TZS4,991
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.85
|
$2.83
TZS7,239
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.32
TZS3,384
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.44
TZS1,133
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.44
TZS1,114
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.35
TZS896
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.59
|
$0.55
TZS1,394
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Spain
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.13
|
$4.28
TZS10,943
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.59
|
$8.54
TZS21,848
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,366.48
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,696,294
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€12.98
|
$13.84
TZS35,394
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
Spain
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.30
|
$65.54
TZS167,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€640.46
|
$274.47
TZS702,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€524.02
|
$231.44
TZS591,953
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.06
|
$54.35
TZS139,018
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Spain
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€314.46
|
$296.62
TZS758,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,765.71
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,524,121
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.20
TZS3,059
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.03
TZS5,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.09
|
$1.79
TZS4,574
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.79
|
$45.98
TZS117,616
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.73
|
$5.82
TZS14,884
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Spain
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.56
|
$20.27
TZS51,832
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.32
|
$44.40
TZS113,565
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.27
|
$54.01
TZS138,144
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€83.88
|
$53.48
TZS136,778
|
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